What to do during the impending zombie apocalypse

Below, the Post compiles what’s making headlines (and conversation) across the the country. What they’re talking about in…

St. John’s
Commuters heading towards St. John’s Monday morning could be forgiven if they worried about entering a scene from Night of the Living Dead. Some clever pranksters hacked some construction billboards, meant to tell drivers about upcoming construction, with messages about impending zombie apocalypse. “Zombie invasion! Run!” said one. “Expect apocalyptic doom!” said another. Though just a false alarm, perhaps Newfoundlanders will be better equipped when there’s a real attack.

New Brunswick
This east coast province is stalker central, according to a new report from Statistics Canada which found New Brunswick has among the highest incidents of criminal harassment in the country. The province sits high above the national average when it comes to the crime, with 80 reported cases per 100,000 people compared to 59 cases per 100,000 people Canada-wide. The report finds Saint John has the second-highest stalking rate in Canada, with 149 cases per 100,000 people. Kingston, Ont. factors first.

Saint John
It’s pretty, but gosh does it reek. In an effort to remove Marsh Creek’s stinking stigma, residents in Saint John hosted the first ever Marsh Creek Eco-Challenge this weekend, a 27km race with about 100 teams paddling, running and biking along the more scenic stretches of the lake, which takes in raw sewage at the end of the creek. “Your olfactory sense tingles every time you pass,” said organizer Graeme Stewart-Robertson of the Atlantic Coastal Action Program in Saint John told the CBC. “That’s understandable and … that’s something ACAP wants to help the city turn around.”

Windsor
First his house blows up. Then he has to wait three months until the insurance company gets around to settling his claim. Unwilling to give up his German Shepherd pet Miko in order to live with his aunt, Adam McIntyre has been camping out in the backyard of his hollowed out home. “They say they’re waiting on either this report, or that report. But the weeks keep passing and we haven’t heard anything,” he told the Windsor Star of his insurance company Allstate. The company said it is working on the claim and is taking its time as the investigation is ongoing.

Calgary
It’s Wildrose Party time. The young Alberta party dropped ‘Alliance’ from its name at a general meeting over the weekend and are rolling out the new logo on posters and billboards across the province. After that vote, it was quickly time to roll out the new party platform, which promised to lower taxes, balance the province’s budget and make government more accountable. Doesn’t sound like a party to us.